System and method for communication between a master device and a slave device

    公开(公告)号:US11366778B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US16874055

    申请日:2020-05-14

    Abstract: A device includes a master device, a set of slave devices and a bus. The master device is configured to transmit first messages carrying a set of operation data message portions indicative of operations for implementation by slave devices of the set of slave devices, and second messages addressed to slave devices in the set of slave devices. The second messages convey identifiers identifying respective ones of the slave devices to which the second messages are addressed requesting respective reactions towards the master device within respective expected reaction intervals. The slave devices are configured to receive the first messages transmitted from the master device, read respective operation data message portions in the set of operation data message portions, implement respective operations as a function of the respective operation data message portions read, and receive the second messages transmitted from the master device.

    Processing system, related integrated circuit, device and method

    公开(公告)号:US11210161B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US16928768

    申请日:2020-07-14

    Abstract: In some embodiments, a processing system includes at least one hardware block configured to change operation as a function of configuration data, a non-volatile memory including the configuration data for the at least one hardware block, and a configuration module configured to read the configuration data from the non-volatile memory and provide the configuration data read from the non-volatile memory to the at least one hardware block. The configuration module is configured to: receive mode configuration data; read the configuration data from the non-volatile memory; test whether the configuration data contain errors by verifying whether the configuration data are corrupted and/or invalid; and activate a normal operation mode or an error operation mode based on whether the configuration data contain or do not contain errors.

    Processing System, Related Integrated Circuit, Device and Method

    公开(公告)号:US20210294534A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17341054

    申请日:2021-06-07

    Abstract: A processing system includes a plurality of configuration data clients, each associated with a respective address and including a respective register, and where a respective configuration data client is configured to receive a respective first configuration data and to store the respective first configuration data in the respective register; a hardware block coupled to at least one of the configuration data clients and configured to change operation as a function of the respective first configuration data stored in the respective registers; a non-volatile memory including second configuration data, where the second configuration data are stored as data packets including the respective first configuration data and an attribute field identifying the respective address of one of the configuration data clients; and a hardware configuration circuit configured to sequentially read the data packets from the non-volatile memory and to transmit the respective first configuration data to the respective configuration data client.

    Processing system, related integrated circuit and method for generating interrupt signals based on memory address

    公开(公告)号:US11068331B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16289425

    申请日:2019-02-28

    Inventor: Roberto Colombo

    Abstract: A processing system includes a processing unit configured to be connected to a memory with error detection and/or correction. The processing unit generates at least one read request for reading data from the memory, the read request including an address signal identifying an address of a given memory area in the memory. The processing system includes an error handling circuit connected to the memory for receiving an error signal containing an error code indicating whether the data read from the memory contains errors. The error handling circuit includes a hardware circuit configured to set a first error signal to the error code of the error signal when the address indicated by the address signal belongs to a first address range and to set a second error signal to the error code of the error signal when the address indicated by the address signal belongs to a second address range.

    Processing system, related integrated circuit, device and method

    公开(公告)号:US10740041B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15991208

    申请日:2018-05-29

    Inventor: Roberto Colombo

    Abstract: A processing system includes a processing unit and a hardware block configured to change operation as a function of life cycle data. A one-time programmable memory includes original life cycle data. A hardware configuration module is configured to read the original life cycle data from the one-time programmable memory and provide the original life cycle data to the hardware block. The hardware configuration module includes a register providing the life cycle data used to change operation of the hardware block. The hardware configuration module is configured to store the original life cycle data in the register and receive a command from the processing unit. The command includes a write request for storing new life cycle data in the register.

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